Fire Department offers EMT training

The program will prepare people to work in the field of pre-hospital emergency care for the sick and injured. This course is 100-plus hours of classroom and hands-on practical training.

The course meets the 2010 DOT guidelines. People must complete all portions of the program with a minimum score of 75% and have demonstrated competency in all aspects of delivering high quality pre-hospital emergency medical care to test for the National Registry EMT certification.

A minimum of 20 students is needed to hold the course.

The course is scheduled for Sept. 10 to Dec. 19, Wednesdays and Fridays, at the Margaret Egan Center, 35 Matthews Street, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.